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As I'm 76 at the end of this week and also being treated for Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, I am having my booster jab on Friday.
I have actually caught Covid three times with decreasing symptoms each time, little different common cold symptoms.
 

OneEyedDiva said:
Despite my trepidation, I am now planning to get the shingles vaccine. I've read some accounts here on the forum about it not being the most pleasant experience, but what I've read and know of people who have had shingles, that is waaaay worse. My "first mind" is telling me I should go ahead and get that vaccine.
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I've been trying to decide whether or not get it too; I need to get going on it, as you said having shingles itself is supposed to be horrendous.
 
chic said:
Pneumonia has a vaccine now but doesn't prevent pneumonia caused by Covid? Does anyone else sense what I do???
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There’s always been more than one type of pneumonia and the vaccine has never covered all the varieties. I know this because in my late 40’s I got pneumonia and that’s the sickest I have ever been.

Then I developed asthma so I take the pneumonia vaccine every 10 years but it’s no guarantee I won’t get another type of pneumonia.
 
Teacher Terry said:
There’s always been more than one type of pneumonia and the vaccine has never covered all the varieties. I know this because in my late 40’s I got pneumonia and that’s the sickest I have ever been.

Then I developed asthma so I take the pneumonia vaccine every 10 years but it’s no guarantee I won’t get another type of pneumonia.
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One thing that swayed me to take the pneumonia vaccine is that my sister had it twice and she was very sick with it. We're half sisters and I didn't know her when she had it, but her telling me about it was enough.
 
My husband & I had the two-shot shingles vax at the same time. The first one made him feel bad & the second one was no problem. I was the opposite, nothing with the first & felt bad on the second. It only lasted about a day or two for each of us with muscle pain, headache & tiredness.

He & I both seen the effects of shingles when one of the ladies who was in the nursing home with my Mom came down with them. She was in her 90's & was very bad for her & she wasn't her self after that.
 
Mike said:
To get the Spring Vaccine Booster, because of my age,
I am considered vulnerable, since they started, I have
had around 10 already, I think.

Are you still getting vaccinated regularly?

Mike.
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It's free, It helps protect you. It may turn out to save your life, or to do nothing. That's the gamble. Do you love life, and the people in your life?
 
I didn't go for the booster yet, too much going on
and I forgot about it till Monday evening, when I
spoke with my brother on the phone.

Last week, my young brother was admitted to hospital
with a serious UTI, since being admitted, he has been
infected with Covid, so I am getting one this afternoon.

I didn't go to visit him yet as he wasn't recognising his
own son who regularly visits him, so I didn't think that
he would know me, not nice, to say, but he saved me
from catching covid, by his condition, he recognises my
voice on the phone though, so that is a plus!

Mike.
 
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I stay up to date on all my vaccines. I recently got updated tetanus, shingles, covid . Get flu booster every year and will continue to get the covid booster. I had covid last year and was told it was a milder form because I had shots. I prefer to stay safe. My pneumonia is up to date as well, With all the health compromised seniors in my building, best to stay up to date. They bring shot clinics right to the building a couple times a year
 
Covid booster next week for DH & me. We've had all boosters.

I've had Covid twice - once before vaccinations were available to the general public (Dec 2020), and the second about 6 weeks ago. I'm here totell you, Covid is no laughing party. Despite being in quite good health and having zero underlying conditions other than being 71, it flattened me both times. This last time I took Paxlovid, which was an unpleasant adventure all its own, but it did help me turn the corner quickly, so it did its job.

The vaccines aren't claimed to prevent Covid infections, only to dramatically minimize the likelihood of hospitalization or death. I take them at their word.

Getting boostered costs me nothing beyond a day on the couch the following day.
 
OK, I got the booster today, Modena Pikevax, I have had
this one before with no problems and the needles are a
lot thinner, I never felt it going in.

The strange thing, that I found is, that nobody can tell me
when this booster becomes active and covers me 100%, I
even called the NHS helpline, who listened to my tale, then
gave me the phone number of a more highly trained pharmacist,
his words, I don't know how good he really is, because I just
couldn't understand his version of English, I got, don't go near
a hospital for 2 weeks, test yourself for covid after one week, to
make sure that you no longer have it, he had to repeat what he
was saying at least 3 times, for me and I am very good at hearing
what is being said to me by many people from other countries,
but this man didn't get his message across very easily.

So the bottom line, I think, is that the vaccine, gives you a mild
dose of covid, at least he said, "To make sure that you no longer
have it".

Mike.
 
As far as I can tell Moderna SPIKEVAX is an mRNA gene therapy, not a vaccine. It certainly doesn't work by infecting you with a mild case.

mRNA: Vaccine or Gene Therapy? The Safety Regulatory Issues

The mode of action of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines should classify them as gene therapy products (GTPs), but they have been excluded by regulatory agencies.
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Surely we all know these things by now?
 
OneEyedDiva said:
I'm not a fan of needles but reversed my decision not to get the Covid vaccine. I wound up getting Covid anyway. I never take the flu shot but my doctor talked me into getting the pneumonia vaccine (before I took the one for Covid). Then I found out that the pneumonia vaccine does not protect against pneumonia caused by Covid! Despite my trepidation, I am now planning to get the shingles vaccine. I've read some accounts here on the forum about it not being the most pleasant experience, but what I've read and know of people who have had shingles, that is waaaay worse. My "first mind" is telling me I should go ahead and get that vaccine.

What is the "spring vaccine booster" Mike?
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@OneEyedDiva I always thought that having had the pneumonia jab shortly before Covid appeared, helped to prevent me from developing Covid pneumonia when I later became very ill with Covid during lockdown. I was surprised when my friend who has long Covid said Covid pneumonia was different to pneumonia caused by other viruses and bacterial infections because it travels differently through your lungs. My recollection of the pneumonia vaccine is that I had no side effects other than a sore arm.

I also had a sore arm with the Shingles vaccine but, can't remember any other side effects. The Shingles came in two separate jabs which were given a couple of months apart. Having known people who had shingles when they were older, I thought the shingles vaccine was worth getting. (y)
 
I think I had the 2 step jabs early on (moderna??) , and then 1 booster. Since then, nothing, and I'll just roll the dice, and take my chances. I don't have any fears or concerns about the jabs.
 
Trish said:
@OneEyedDiva I always thought that having had the pneumonia jab shortly before Covid appeared, helped to prevent me from developing Covid pneumonia when I later became very ill with Covid during lockdown. I was surprised when my friend who has long Covid said Covid pneumonia was different to pneumonia caused by other viruses and bacterial infections because it travels differently through your lungs. My recollection of the pneumonia vaccine is that I had no side effects other than a sore arm.

I also had a sore arm with the Shingles vaccine but, can't remember any other side effects. The Shingles came in two separate jabs which were given a couple of months apart. Having known people who had shingles when they were older, I thought the shingles vaccine was worth getting. (y)
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I found out during the COVID pandemic that pneumonia caused by COVID was not covered by the pneumonia vaccine I had gotten. I also got COVID a few months after finally deciding to get vaccinated. Perhaps that helped me from feeling too bad with it. It was not as bad as a bad cold, but I did have a fever and was off kilter. My son, who infected me, after returning from a trip, had it too...but he took good care of me.

I don't know if I made it clear. I didn't mean that my sister had the pneumonia vaccine twice (which it is actually given in two parts), but she was hospitalized with pneumonia twice. I think she hadn't been vaccinated yet. She always gets a flu shot (I never do) and said her doctor told her if she takes aspirin or Tylenol right after she gets home, the shot won't make her feel sick. That seems to have worked for her.

I considered getting the shingles vaccine back when my insurance was first paying for it. After some research, I wasn't pleased with the efficacy and decided against it. Then the insurance stopped paying for it right around the time I seriously considered getting it (efficacy allegedly improved). I know people who have gotten shingles and I sure don't want to go through nearly what they went through and reading what some went through after getting the shingles vaccine has me on the fence again. In the meantime, I'm hoping that keeping my immune system boosted will provide some measure of protection. However,
I do agree with you that it's worth a shot (pun intended :D)
 
There's a new, highly contagious covid virus strain going around.

A new highly infectious strain of coronavirus has been found in China by the researcher famed for her work at the Wuhan laboratory where Covid was discovered. The new virus, named HKU5-CoV-2, has been found by a research team led by Shi Zhengli.

The virus is said to be related to MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) which belongs to the same coronavirus family as SARS-CoV (which causes SARS) and SARS-CoV-2 (which causes COVID-19).

MERS was first detected in 2012 in Saudi Arabia. An outbreak in South Korea in 2015 had 186 cases and 38 deaths. MERS has a case fatality rate of around 34%, meaning about 1 in 3 infected people die from the disease.

Many patients develop severe pneumonia, fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Some also experience kidney failure and septic shock. Unlike COVID-19, MERS does not spread easily between people, mostly affecting those in close contact with infected patients (e.g., healthcare workers, family members).

There is no vaccine or treatment for MERS
Highly infectious, potentially deadly, new coronavirus found in China
 

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